2022冬奥会-古星城奥运首秀 Teenager wins women's big air event to stay on course for three gold medals With the world hailing the arrival of a new sports superstar, China's freeski Olympic champion Gu Ailing wants to remain the girl next door to inspire more youngsters to push their own boundaries. Carrying the host nation's biggest medal hope on the snow, Gu, a versatile skier competing in three events at the Beijing Winter Olympics, delivered big time on Tuesday. The 18-year-old won the freestyle skiing big air event with dazzling maneuvers. Gu was born in the United States to a Chinese mother and US father. When she announced in June 2019 that she would represent China at the Beijing Winter Olympics, she was subjected to criticism and unfair comments on social media in the US that her decision was driven by commercial benefits from the host nation. Gu said at a news conference on Tuesday she was not trying to make anyone happy when she was questioned on the criticism she had faced following her decision to represent China. \"I know that my reasons for making the decisions I do are based on a greater common interest and something that I feel is for the greater good,\" she said. \"And so if other people don't really believe that's where I'm coming from, then that looks like they do not have the empathy to empathize with a good heart, perhaps because they don't share the same kind of morals that I do.\" Gu's victory at the Big Air Shougang venue in western Beijing was China's third gold medal of the Games. After her golden start, Gu, a two-time world champion, will contest the halfpipe and slopestyle events in the co-host city, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, starting on Sunday. If she succeeds in her multi-event campaign, she will be recognized as the most versatile freestyle skier at a Winter Olympics and drive China's burgeoning winter sports market. Despite her newfound fame, Gu insisted she'd continue living her life like any other teenager. \"What? Am I already an international superstar now? No way! I cannot even imagine that,\" an excited Gu told reporters. \"I feel I am still an ordinary 18-year-old girl who just loves freestyle skiing. I still get to call my grandma after this, look after my cat, hang out with friends and play games on my phone.\" She said she wanted to send a message to young people, especially girls interested in winter sports, to \"just go for it and try to push the boundaries as much as they can\". Gu has pushed boundaries her entire life. She took to the slopes in North Lake Tahoe, California, at age 8. Today, Gu is an Olympic champion, an incoming Stanford University student, a part-time fashion model and an accomplished piano player. She is also on track to become a bright sports star in the world's most populous nation. Gu is called the \"Snow Princess\" by her 3.4 million followers on Sina Weibo. 谷星城奥运首秀 Gu prides herself on understanding the two cultures she straddles, and her affinity with China is strengthened by her family's ties with Beijing.
1. What criticism and unfair comments did Gu subjected by the US ? A. her decision was driven by commercial benefits from the host nation. B. her decision was driven by her mother’s compulsion.
C. her decision was driven by her own dream of winning a golden prize in Olympic Games.
2. What does Gu feel after she become an international superstar on the Internet ? A. peaceful B.excited C.disappointed 3. What is Gu called by her 3.4 million followers on Sina Weibo ?
A. Snow Price B.Snow Queen C.Snow Princess 4. What is the meaning of “on track ”in Chinese ?
A. 走上正轨 B.有望 C.在路上 5.What is Gu according to this article?
A.an Olympic champion B. an incoming Stanford University student
C.a part-time fashion model D.an accomplished piano player. E.All of above. 背景介绍:
带着主办国最大的希望在雪地上,在北京冬季奥运会的三项比赛中多才多艺的滑雪者谷,在周二的比赛中大获全胜。这位18岁的运动员以令人眼花缭乱的动作赢得了自由泳滑雪大赛的冠军。如今,谷是一名奥运冠军,一名即将入学的斯坦福大学学生,一位兼职时装模特,一位有成就的钢琴演奏家。在这个世界上人口最多的国家,她也有望成为一个明亮的体育明星。谷在新浪微博上被340万粉丝称为“雪公主”。谷以了解她所处的两种文化而自豪,她与中国的亲和力也因她的家庭与北京的关系而得到加强。
备注:原来来自China Daily